[tor-bugs] #31153 [Circumvention/Obfs4]: Create a "tor-bridge" Debian meta package

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#31153: Create a "tor-bridge" Debian meta package
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 Reporter:  phw                      |          Owner:  irl
     Type:  project                  |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                   |      Milestone:
Component:  Circumvention/Obfs4      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                   |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  anti-censorship-roadmap  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #30471                   |         Points:  5
 Reviewer:                           |        Sponsor:  Sponsor30-can
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Description changed by phw:

Old description:

> Installing an obfs4 bridge on Debian currently requires installing tor,
> obfs4proxy, and then figuring out how to configure it. We could create a
> meta package, say tor-bridge, that simplifies this process. This package
> would:
>
> * Ship with a script that automatically determines a free and random OR
> and obfs4 port.
> * Help us retire a transport by replacing, say, obfs4 with obfs5.
> * Ship with a tool that helps operators get their bridge line.
> * Write its torrc to a different file than the tor package, to be
> compliant with Debian policy.
> * After installation, ask the operator about their nickname, contact
> info, and if they want a vanilla or obfs4 bridge.
>
> I hear that infinity0 already thought about this problem a lot in the
> context of tor-bridge-helper.

New description:

 Installing an obfs4 bridge on Debian currently requires installing tor,
 obfs4proxy, and then figuring out how to configure it. We could create a
 meta package, say tor-bridge, that simplifies this process. This package
 would:

 * Ship with a script that automatically determines a free and random OR
 and obfs4 port.
 * Help us retire a transport by replacing, say, obfs4 with obfs5.
 * Ship with a tool that helps operators get their bridge line.
 * Write its torrc to a different file than the tor package, to be
 compliant with Debian policy.
 * After installation, ask the operator about their nickname, contact info,
 and if they want a vanilla or obfs4 bridge.
 * Maybe ship with [https://nyx.torproject.org nyx] so operators have a
 sense of how their bridge is doing.

 I hear that infinity0 already thought about this problem a lot in the
 context of tor-bridge-helper.

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